MESA - O’Connor’s pitching staff and defense were determined for this 6A playoff game against Chandler Hamilton to be different, and it was.
The Eagles lost a 7-1 lead May 9 as the Huskies bashed their way to an 11-7 win. During the May 15 rematch at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa senior starter Matthew Del Carlo pitched five shutout innings and finished the sixth limiting Hamilton to one run.
Senior reliever Gio Boncore-Montoya came on for a save opportunity and walked his first batter in four pitches, recovered to get two quick outs, then hit the next batter. Huskies leadoff hitter Cory Wuttke started off 3-0, but Boncore-Montoya threw two strikes, then induced a ground ball out to preserve the 2-1 victory.
